He came from a rescue in Alabama. Had his pelvis shattered as a puppy when he was hit by a car. Had his snout broken recently by an abusive owner. I’ve had a number of dogs, but he is the most open-hearted and loving so far, even with all of his past trauma. What a special soul!

We got Lily, a German Shepherd rescue, almost a year ago this month in the same situation. Hit by car with pelvis, legs, and ankle broken (while pregnant). She’s also awfully sweet too given her past trauma. But be prepared for all the shedding! #germanshedder #furminator

Wow! I had a long hair cat named Tycho who maybe had one hairball in 12 years, but my German shepherd Lily who I’ve only had for about 6 months, just yakked up the biggest hairball I’ve ever seen in my entire life. I specifically used the word yakked because that’s about the size and level of hairiness of what I had to clean up.

I had a long hair cat named Tycho (a Maine coon/Russian Gray mix?) for 12 years, and I don’t think in his entire life he shed as much fur as my German Shepherd Lily has shed in the past two weeks. (This doesn’t count the 20 pounds of fur I’ve bushed off of her with a Furminator in the past week either.)